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Mahua Moitra writes to Speaker over alleged late-night eviction
TMC MP Mahua Moitra has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla alleging that Nadia district authorities tried to force her out of a Circuit House in Krishnanagar late on Friday night.…
The Story in Brief
TMC MP Mahua Moitra has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla alleging that Nadia district authorities tried to force her out of a Circuit House in Krishnanagar late on Friday night. Moitra said she checked in at 6.15 pm, was shown a prepared room and served tea and dinner. At 9.47 pm, she said, an additional district magistrate asked her to leave, citing an order from “the top”. A WhatsApp order sent at 10.52 pm said the property would be unavailable from August 14 for maintenance, while bookings confirmed before August 13 were exempt.
Moitra alleged that a crowd gathered outside around 11 pm and shouted “Jai Shree Ram” slogans after she refused to leave. She has sought the Speaker’s intervention, cited the safety and dignity of women MPs, and indicated she may move a privilege motion or approach the Calcutta High Court. The Nadia district administration had not immediately responded to her allegations. TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, Congress leader Pawan Khera and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the incident.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest versions cast this either as proof of state intimidation or as a routine accommodation dispute. Neither claim is established yet. The timing of the eviction request, the maintenance order and the crowd outside deserve separate scrutiny, rather than partisan slogans deciding the story. The key tests are the booking record, call logs, CCTV footage and the administration’s explanation of why a confirmed reservation was not honoured.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, rediff.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
